Chapter 11.Why do you think they discussed about Uruguay before they head into the survival story?-I think they discussed about Uruguay to tell readers where Old Christian team is located in the society of their country. Also the discussions conveys their importance within their country. “Its a hard game-fine if played with skill, brutal if played clumsily.” (pg 5)

2.Why do you think they flew off even though they knew the weather was bad?-They were sure that they can go over the Andes. The pilot was trained, and everyone in Argentina believed that they would be fine. “At least it got over Andes,’ one of the girls replied tartly, ‘which is more than yours will’” (pg 21)

3.How tragic was the plane crash? Was plane still in one shape?-The plane was demolished into a lot of pieces. Many were wounded and a few were killed. “Without either wings or tail, the plane hurtled toward the jagged mountain, but instead of being smashed into pieces against a wall of rock it landed on its belly in a steep valley and slid like a toboggan on the sloping surface of deep snow.” (pg 26)

Chapter 21.Why was the rescue team unavailable to proceed on rescue? What can we see from this?-There was a blizzard that disrupted their flight. We can see that the weather of Andes is extremely harsh, and they should never underestimated it. “They knew that the temperature at that altitude at that time of year went down to 30 or 40 degrees below zero” (pg 65)

2.Why was people so worried about the people in Fairchild?-They were lost in such a harsh environment, and they had a game appointment soon. Also, Fairchild was a plane that is just bought, and been functioned for second time

3.Why was rescue keep on getting postponed?-The plane that was suppose to roam around the Andes, looking for survivors had problems on their engines. The problems were mainly caused because of cold weather of Andes. Also, their commander of rescue team was away, two former commander took their spot. “The commander of the SAR was away, so two former commanders were called in” (pg 63)

Chapter 31.How was people on the ninth day of crash?-They started to get worried about their rescue. People didn’t hear anything for long time, and their food was running low. They were shocked that rescue didn’t come right away. “No sounds but the wind met the ears of the survivors as they stumbled from the cabin” (pg 73)

2. Susana was wounded when they landed. What is her condition now? How does people react to that?-She is dead. People started to panic, thinking that rescue might have never come. “the body of Susana Parrado was dragged out onto the snow”(pg 73)

3. People started to help each other. What do you think about this?-They are now working for each other, hoping for survival. I think when people are in extreme condition, they work it out together to survive.

Chapter 41.What were parents doing at this time? How did government react on this?-Parents were desperate on finding their childrens. Government was very cooperative on this, they were supporting the parents as much as they can for the rescue plan. “Paez Vilaro announced that his search would go on;” (pg 101)

2.How was people reacting to this? Do you think this is normal?-They are reacting as if it some apokalipse. And I think this is normal. Honestly, I think every parents will go insane when their children gets deserted in middle of Andes 3.Why do you think people donated money to school that could form soccer team in honor of the Old Christians?-I think people know are treating the team as dead people already. They donated money to make a new team, and remember the old team and how they passed away.

Chapter 51.What happened in this chapter that was crucial to the book?-Avalanche broke out, collapsing onto the survivors. They are having one of the biggest challenge in the book. “when he felt a faint vibration and an instant later heard the sound of metal falling to the ground” (pg 120)

2.What did avalanche do to the survivors?-Avalanche buried most of them, instantly killing them or killing them slowly due to its temperature. Only few survived . “He too was buried, imprisoned and suffocating” (pg 124)

3.How was the situation at this moment? Did it seem there is any hope?-It was tragic. People weren’t prepared for such disaster, and it looked like they had no more hope “If we wait here any longer, we’ll all get killed by another avalanche” (pg 130)

Chapter 61.Why didn’t parents give up their hope on their sons/daughters survival?-Rodriguez and Perez continued to hope and believe their children were alive because of Croiset’s visions.

2.Parents asked for help on Uruguayan military. Did they help? How?-The Uruguayan Air Force agreed to help the parents, even with their doubts, by boarding a C-47 plane and searching for the children. “a report appeared in a Montevidean newspaper that the Uruguayan Air Force was about to send a plane to Chile to search for the Fairchild” (pg 203)

3.They had a name for their rescue mission. What do you think it meant?-The rescue mission was called Operation Christmas. I believe the reason meaning behind the name was that the parents wanted to bring their children back home by Christmas. “They named it Operation Christmas” (pg 208)

Chapter 71.They were trying hard to make a radio, and give out signals to people outside. Do you think it will work?-Considering that the radio had a lot of broken wires come out from the radio, I don’t believe that it could be fixed. They would have to find a new way for SOS plan.

2.What was happening back in Fairchild? How is situation now?

-Back at Fairchild, the survivors were fighting with one another and some were taking more food than they were supposed to. Along with the fighting, cliques were being made. For example, the cousins formed their own group. “Carlitos once rebuked Sabella for not doing any work” (pg 214)

3.Why do you think people started getting greedy, and making sides?-I think people are now worried about their own lives. Food is going low, and there is other people that you have to share with. I think that is causing people to fight for food, and make sides. “Don’t you trust me?” (pg 221)

Chapter 81.They chose to hike the mountain. Why do you think they did that?-They chose to hike the mountain because they couldn’t wait for rescue forever. Also, they were desperate and they had to make some what kind of move. “He embraced his two companions and set off down the mountain” (pg 250)

2.They were very disappointed when they saw a tail, and approached to it. Why is that?-They had hoped the tail created a cross for luggage. Instead, the cross was formed by geophysicists as an experiment. This meant that the planes would never come close enough to see the cross nor spot the survivors.

Chapter 9 1.Why is that Uruguayan Air Force have trouble finding them?-There were many factors as to why it was difficult for the Air Force to find the survivors. First, the plane had engine problems because of the cold weather and high altitude. Second, the cross they thought might have been made by the survivors were made by the scientists as an experiment. Third, when they spotted or heard of footprints, they disappeared by the time they returned. “What would he be doing walking in the snow in the middle of nowhere?” (pg 274)

Chapter 101.Why was Canessa praying to god?-They were running out of food and power. They didn’t meet any civilization till then, and they were the only hope from the survivors. “The three day climb had left them exhausted, and they knew that they would need all their strength to reach the top again and then go down other side” (pg 277)

2.They were happy that they found cows. What does it mean?-When there is cows in middle of nowhere, it usually means there is civilization near. They were happy because now they have hope of meeting other people. “I tell you, Nando, that somewhere quite close to here we’ll find the owners of those cows, or some man who’s looking after them” (pg 290)

3.They saw empty soup can, horseshoe mart and etc. Do you think they will be rescued soon?-I think they will be rescued very soon. They have met the trace of human, so they will meet human soon and ask for rescue back on Fairchild. “The ground of the enclosure had been freshly broken by horses’ hooves,” (pg 294)

Chapter 111.Why was the pilots of C-47 disappointed? -They were friends of pilot in Fairchild. They at least wanted to see their bodies, and give them respect. “Both men had been friends of Ferradas and Lagurara,” (pg 306)

2.What was the reason that parents were unable to search for their sons? -There was obstacle for everything. Either they had blizzard, or fog that stopped them. “the pilots were informed of bad weather on the Argentine side of the Andes, so they returned to Santiago” (pg 305)

Chapter 121.Why were they unable to leave the Cabin right away?-There was morning mist covering up the place. They couldn’t lift off with helicopter because of it. “It’s a morning mist. It won’t last forever” (pg 317)

2.Why did they want to leave the Cabin fast as possible?-They wanted to meet the survivors soon as possible. They wanted to save them , and serve them a fine food.

3.What greeted Canessa and Parrado when the fog vanished?-There was massive amount of reporters from all over the world waiting for them. As soon as fog faded, they rushed in asking stuffs. “‘The BBC, London,” said another” (pg 318)

Chapter 131.There is a turning point for survivors in this chapter. What is it?-The turning point was when they started having feelings and hopes about expeditionaries making their way. They felt that rescue is coming soon. “We’ll be rescued tomorrow or the day after”(pg 328)

2.How did people feel for the survivors?-Mainly people feels sorry for them. But there is few people that is disgusted, because they survived by eating human meat

3.How was survivors rescued? What do you think they felt?-Some of the survivors were put inside a helicopter and flown to San Fernando, while the other survivors had to wait for their rescue.

Chapter 141.Why was there left over people in Fairchild?-They weren’t available space on the plane to take all of the survivors. They thought they would be saved on the very same day but realized this would not happen as time passed.

2.What were they scared of? -They were scared that the sound of helicopter might cause another avalanche before they leave, and kill them all. So they weren’t allowed to scream for help, or jump around on excitement “Think how awful it would be if there was another avalanche now, just before they got to us” (pg 332)

3.Why were they careful on getting onto the helicopter-They were scared that making big noise will cause avalanche on the mountain. So everyone was careful on their approach to the helicopter “They were also afraid that noise of the motors might cause another avalanche,” (pg 333)

Chapter 151.How is the story ending?-Ending was positive. They were all back to their normal house, being grown ups. They have came through the biggest challenge of their lives, and now they are fully grown man.

2.What was the first thing they did after returning to their home?-The survivors held a press conference, discussing about their journey and methods for survival. They discussed about cannibalism and assured the listeners that was done as humanely as possible.

3.What do you feel about the book overall?-I feel like it was very fun for a non fiction book. The book made me get scared about riding planes, and the overall plot was fun and exciting.

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